Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Upon discovering that his treasure had been swallowed, the middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. The 'Heavenly Corpse Tower' was one of the most powerful trump cards he could currently use, and if something went wrong with it, the loss would be enormous.

But that's not the most important thing. The key is that he quickly sensed that the purple dragon that launched the sneak attack was actually a Void Refinement Realm being, and it was even faintly approaching the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm.

This is a matter of life and death. You must know that although your current cultivation level is indeed at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, it is extremely inflated and highly unstable, making you no match for him.

Seeing this, he did not hesitate at all and immediately planned to flee.

At this point, the 'Heavenly Corpse Tower' was no longer a concern; preserving one's life was of paramount importance. Besides, the moment the tower was swallowed, the connection was instantly severed, making it impossible to recall it even if desired.

He also felt some regret. He had clearly sensed that something was wrong with the enemy and should have immediately moved away to minimize the losses. However, because of his resentment, he showed up to retaliate, which put him in danger instead.

But then again, it's not entirely his fault. After all, his 'Corpse Sacrifice Technique,' which he had been planning for many years, was about to succeed. At that time, he could reach the peak of the late stage of Void Refinement in one fell swoop, and even with a solid foundation, it wouldn't be impossible for him to step into the Integration Realm in the future.

However, all of this was destroyed by the other party, which was tantamount to cutting off his path. How could he bear such a great hatred?

The only variable is that the opponent is too troublesome. Not only is the opponent powerful, but the opponent also has a dragon spirit beast at the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, which is simply outrageous.

It's too late to say anything now. The most urgent thing is to get out of here immediately. We can't worry about anything else.

However, things were not so simple. He had underestimated his opponent's strength. Before he could make a move, a golden light suddenly struck.

The golden light was too fast, arriving in an instant. He couldn't dodge it at all. What terrified him even more was that he didn't know what the golden light was. The moment he was hit and enveloped by it, an unimaginable pain instantly spread throughout his body, even his soul.

Not only that, he could clearly feel that the corpse energy and even the magic power in his body were dissipating at an extremely fast speed.

"Roar!" the middle-aged man roared, but even so he did not lose his mind. At this moment, he could not afford to linger and had to escape immediately.

In his desperation, he disregarded everything else and summoned a small, fist-sized, golden-red seal.

Not only that, it also spat out a mouthful of dark green blood, which then merged into the small golden-red seal.

He muttered incantations, and in an instant, the small golden-red seal shone with spiritual light, as if dense spiritual patterns were emerging.

"Oh no, he's trying to escape!" Seeing this, Mo Juren immediately understood what was going on. He hadn't expected the other party to possess such a rare treasure and act so decisively.

Zi Dian was closest, and with his timely warning, the enormous dragon's claw slashed down like lightning.

Unfortunately, it was too late. A golden-red light flashed, and the middle-aged man's figure mysteriously vanished.

At this moment, Mo Juren also appeared nearby and immediately released his divine sense to carefully investigate. However, as time passed, he still could not find any trace of the other party.

"Could he really have escaped?" Mo Juren frowned. He had already investigated and found no trace of the other party in the entire cave, not even underground. It was truly unbelievable.

How did they manage to do that? And what kind of treasure is that small gold and red seal, that it possesses such strange and unpredictable power?
There are only two possibilities now: either the other party has already escaped using the treasure, or they are still inside this cave or underground, but he just can't find them.

After much thought, he leaned more towards the second possibility. He recalled that the situation was similar when he came in before, and the other party certainly had unique skills in hiding.

What should I do next?
Unable to find any trace of the other party, he really didn't have a good solution.

Purple lightning landed on his shoulder, and then he opened his mouth and spat out a small tower about half a foot tall.

"What a treasure!" Mo Juren reached out and took it, examined it carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.

Although the middle-aged man got away, obtaining this treasure is still a good thing; at least the effort wasn't wasted.

While examining the pagoda, he was also constantly sensing the surrounding situation. This treasure must be extremely important to the middle-aged man, and the man might not be able to resist making a move.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the other party's patience. After waiting for a long time, nothing unusual happened.

There was nothing he could do but put it away. Let it go; given his own growth rate, even if it returned in the future, it wouldn't pose a threat.

He was too lazy to dwell on it any longer, so he put aside his thoughts and began to clean up the battlefield, mainly the remaining corpses. Although the middle-aged man had extracted their essence, there were still quite a few storage bags left behind, and even the clothes and accessories they wore were not ordinary items.

After a flurry of activity, he finally managed to collect them all, and at the same time, he turned his attention to the stalactites hanging down.

He had previously investigated and found that the stalactites would occasionally drip dark green droplets, containing a rich spiritual energy, and were clearly not ordinary objects.

As for what it is, he doesn't know yet, so he simply collects some and will find out when he gets back.

However, the dark green droplets dripped down extremely slowly, and it would probably take a long time to collect a certain amount.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he immediately moved quickly to one of the stalactites and examined it closely. Sure enough, he soon discovered something.

It turns out that the stalactite is hollow inside, and divine sense cannot penetrate it, but spiritual eyes can. At this moment, it can be vaguely seen that a lot of dark green spiritual liquid has accumulated inside.

That made things much easier. He immediately took out a flying sword and easily cut a hole in it. Then he took out another jade bottle containing liquid and put all the dark green spiritual liquid into it.

Looking at the jade bottle in his hand, Mo Juren immediately smiled and, without delay, began working on the next one...

Soon after, he had looted almost all the stalactites in the cave that contained spiritual liquid, and without lingering any longer, he turned and left.

Several hours later, a figure suddenly emerged from the ground. It was the middle-aged man from before, but now he looked at the completely destroyed stalactites with an extremely ugly expression.

That was the legendary 'Earth Yin Divine Marrow,' a top-tier healing elixir. He had originally intended to use it to repair the severe injuries to his body, but now that was no longer possible.

That guy is truly despicable. His act of plundering the land is no different from that of a robber.

"Boy, I'll remember you. The hatred for destroying the Dao is irreconcilable. One day you'll pay the price..." After saying that, the golden-red seal in the middle-aged man's hand flashed with spiritual light and disappeared again.

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Several hours ago, Mo Juren, who had flown out of the cave, did not leave immediately. Instead, he concealed his aura and waited patiently at the cave entrance.

He was also gambling that perhaps once he left, the other party would come forward on their own.

However, things didn't go as planned. The other party may have guessed his plan or sensed his presence, so they remained silent for several hours without showing themselves.

Finally, Mo Juren got tired of continuing the standoff and simply went back the way he came.

He moved very fast, and this time he didn't stop at all along the way. It took him about an hour to finally reach the location, the entrance to the fork in the path of the spirit herb garden.

With a wave of his hand, he retrieved all the crystal beads that had been embedded in the wall. After checking them with his divine sense, he found that there was no difference from when he passed by before, and only then did he feel relieved.

It can be confirmed that the Namu Clan team is still trapped in the Spirit Herb Garden.

He now faced two paths: one was to go in and explore, to see if there was an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos and ultimately obtain the Creation Spirit Mud.

Of course, doing so also comes with huge risks. Both the Wood Clan team and the mysterious beast are extremely difficult to deal with, and even he might not be able to handle them.

The safest course of action is to turn around and leave, rejoin the team, find the materials and elixirs needed for the mission as soon as possible, and return to Tianyuan City sooner.

Doing so would eliminate the danger, but it would also prevent one from obtaining the rare and precious Creation Spirit Mud.

Mo Juren quickly fell into thought, weighing the pros and cons... (End of Chapter)